Thai massage

Author: Ren Quan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: Massage therapy is a valuable legacy of traditional Chinese medicine and an important component of TCM. Throughout the long history of TCM development, massage has played a significant role as a therapeutic method, contributing to human health. In recent years, with the global trend of returning to nature, massage therapy has entered a thriving new era. The medical community has conducted continuous research, leading to a clearer understanding of its mechanisms of action. Currently, this therapy is used worldwide, including in China, to treat a variety of diseases. In terms of health maintenance massage, as more people prioritize fatigue recovery, stress relief, and improved quality of life, health maintenance massage techniques have been increasingly learned and applied. However, as a unique hand therapy that integrates health preservation, disease prevention, and longevity benefits within the massage field, health maintenance massage requires practitioners not only to possess basic medical anatomy and meridian point knowledge but also to master various massage techniques and principles. This series of books includes six titles: Hong Kong-style Massage, Thai Massage, Korean Bone Relieving, Japanese Acupressure, New-style Foot Massage, and Health Maintenance Massage Techniques. Each book consists of two parts: an overview and a procedure. The overview introduces the characteristics, effects, indications, contraindications, precautions, technique classification, and commonly used meridian points of the specific massage. The procedure is presented in a illustrated format, detailing the routines of the massage, accompanied by relatively detailed textual explanations. This achieves a visual and textual comparison, making it easy to learn and master, as well as simple to use. Currently, numerous massage programs have emerged in the service industry, and various massage classes have been created, with participants varying widely in age and experience. Most of these classes are short-term, lasting only 1-3 months, making it far from sufficient to learn standard massage and meridian point knowledge within such a brief period. Therefore, we have organized experts to compile the "Standard Wellness Massage Tutorial Series," aiming to provide standardized, actionable skills for readers with some foundation but who cannot operate independently. This series is a highly specialized textbook-style reading material, targeting a broad readership with high school or higher education. It can serve as teaching material for various massage classes, technical guidance for massage therapists and beauticians, and a home health maintenance reference book.